What My Bike Has Taught Me About White Privilege - great blog post

[Sam1]

20. The comments at the link are interesting and enlightening also.

The discussion about groups and individuals with those groups brings to mind the question of the responsibility of individuals for group actions they are not part of or disagree with but are taken in their name. The example would be the rules of the road the privilege autos over bikes. I especially found the snowplowing example thought provoking. As a car driver in s northern town I benefit from this action that both my and the bike rider's taxes support while the bike rider is inconvenienced. We also have ordnances about side walk shoveling but they are not enforced nor paid for by the city so auto's are again privileged over pedestrians. This is an interesting discussion about social organization and what behaviors and institutions warrant support.